"Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov, who heads the Russian delegation, has a very busy schedule. He has many multilateral events and bilateral meetings on the schedule," Vershinin said.
Many officials are seeking an opportunity to communicate with Lavrov on the UNGA sidelines in New York, Vershinin added.
Such meetings enable Russia to promote "true multilateralism" based on international law and the UN Charter "in their entirety and interrelation," Vershinin said.
"This is our principled approach and we will adhere to it," the deputy foreign minister said.